The 3-time champion stays 4 minutes, 24 seconds ahead of rival Jonas Vingegaard with two days left after Friday’s stage is shortened because of infected cows.

It was Thymen Arensman who was able to put together a gritty ride to take home the stage win. With about 13km to go, Thymen Arensman made an aggressive push to separate himself from Vingegaard and Pogačar. He built his lead up to over 30+ seconds between him and the yellow group of Pogačar and Vingegaard.

Thymen Arensman claimed his second victory in this year's Tour de France when he benefited from the top guns' waiting game to prevail in the 19th stage, the last mountain trek of the race on Friday, as Tadej Pogacar took a giant stride towards a fourth title.